List of Cornell Big Red men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Cornell Big Red men's basketball head coaches. There have been 22 head coaches of the Big Red in their 124-season history.^[1]

Cornell's current head coach is Brian Earl. He was hired as the Big Red's head coach in April 2016,^[2] replacing Bill Courtney, whose contract was not renewed after the 2015–16 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
–	1898–1907	No coach	9	30–73–2	.295
1	1907–1909	Walter Haggerty	2	18–18	.500
2	1909–1910	David Coogan	1	7–6	.538
3	1910–1912	Paul Sternberg	2	13–13	.500
4	1912–1919	Albert Sharpe	7	78–32	.709
5	1919–1936	Howard Ortner	17	159–157	.503
6	1936–1938	Bo Rowland	2	14–21	.400
7	1938–1942	Blair Gullion	4	48–43	.527
8	1942–1946	Speed Wilson	4	40–36	.526
9	1946–1959	Royner Greene	13	168–145	.537
10	1959–1968	Sam MacNeil	9	139–79	.638
11	1968–1972	Jerry Lace	4	29–69	.296
12	1972–1974^[a]	Tony Coma	2	7–36	.163
13	1974*	Tom Allen	1	0–9	.000
14	1974–1980	Ben Bluitt	6	46–107	.301
15	1980–1986	Tom Miller	6	71–85	.455
16	1986–1991	Mike Dement	5	67–67	.500
17	1991–1993	Jan van Breda Kolff	2	23–29	.442
18	1993–1996	Al Walker	3	27–51	.346
19	1996–2000	Scott Thompson	4	45–60	.429
20	2000–2010	Steve Donahue	10	146–138	.514
21	2010–2016	Bill Courtney	6	60–113	.347
22	2016–present^[b]	Brian Earl	6	74–85	.465
Totals		22 coaches	124 seasons	1,309–1,482–2	.469
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source^[1]

^ Coma resigned on February 7, 1974 amidst an investigation into NCAA violations. Allen was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.^[4]
^ Cornell's 2020–21 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

^ ^a ^b "Cornell Big Red Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Cornell Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
^ "Brian Earl hired as Cornell men's basketball coach". USA Today. Associated Press. April 18, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
^ Waters, Mike (March 14, 2016). "Report: Cornell parts ways with men's basketball coach Bill Courtney". Syracuse.com. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
^ "Cornell Faces Penalties On Recruiting Violations". The New York Times. February 22, 1974. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

[Coma-5] Coma resigned on February 7, 1974 amidst an investigation into NCAA violations. Allen was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.^[4]

[COVID-6] Cornell's 2020–21 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[RecordBook-1] "Cornell Big Red Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Cornell Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

[2] "Brian Earl hired as Cornell men's basketball coach". USA Today. Associated Press. April 18, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

[3] Waters, Mike (March 14, 2016). "Report: Cornell parts ways with men's basketball coach Bill Courtney". Syracuse.com. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

[4] "Cornell Faces Penalties On Recruiting Violations". The New York Times. February 22, 1974. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

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